Johns Creek Makes Advancements in Parks and Rec

Newtown Recreation, a non-profit athletic association of the City of Johns Creek, announces the start of youth and adult tennis programs at Newtown Park, offered exclusively through a partnership with the Tennis Academy of the South.

The programs will be offered in two sessions, one starting February 26 (6 weeks), the second beginning April 14 (8 weeks). The categories are:

Youth
· Baseline Beginners – ages 4-5
· Up & Comers – ages 6-8
· Hot Shots – ages 9-11
· Heavy Hitters – ages 12-18

Adult
· Men’s Drill Clinic
· Women’s Drill/Play Clinic
· Women’s ALTA Format Clinics
· Women’s Stroke Production Clinics

Gery Groslimond founded the TAS 20 years ago and has grown it into on of the largest and most successful tennis academies in the Atlanta area. TAS has achieved success thorough its guiding philosophy, expert staffing and quality programming and services.
Prices vary. For costs and registration information, contact Newtown Recreation at 678-297-2662 or visit www.newtownrec.com

City gains membership in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association
The Georgia Recreation and Parks Association recently notified City
officials that it has accepted the city for membership, reported Kirk Franz manager of Johns Creek’s Recreation and Parks.

To gain acceptance to the 1,600-member association, the city had to submit an application and undergo an interview by GRPA Membership Committee before ultimately being approved by the associations 34-member Board of Trustees.

GRPA, headquartered in Conyers, was formed in 1945 as a private, non-profit Institution to support and promote the recreation and park industries within Georgia. It is the only state organization that serves as an advocate for quality recreation and park areas, facilities, programs and services at the local level.

Its mission includes promoting healthy life styles through the utilization of park facilities and recreation services for the well being of each citizen individually and the community as a whole, insuring that park and recreation services are available, and providing organized, supervised activity as a means of prevention for a number of circumstances (disease, stress, etc.), including the prevention of juvenile delinquency.

GRPA membership is made up of public agencies, private businesses, educational institutions, clinical settings and citizen advocates whose primary responsibility is to provide recreation opportunities. These professionals look to the association for support in obtaining funding, providing technical assistance and keeping recreation issues viable for public debate.

GRPA has seven districts throughout the state; Johns Creek is in District 7. For more information, visit the GRPA Web site, www.grpa.org.